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Service bulletin TSB-37-13-83

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10051750
Published by NHTSA2013-04-09
Manufacturer's numberTSB-37-13-83
Manufacturer's date2013-04-09
ReplacesTSB-37-13-00-A
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

AUDI: WHEN BRAKING, WOULD HAVE HARSH DOWNSHIFTS AND HESITATION CONCERNS AND ALSO UPSHIFTS 1-2 ARE HARSH. CALIBRATION OF SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE SHIFT CONCERNS AND HESITATION. MODELS 2011-12 A4, A4 AVANT, A5, A5 CABRIOLET, Q5. *PE UPDATED 7/1/13. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Manual transmission, Software

Vehicles listed
AUDI A4 AVANT2011 to 2012
AUDI A52011, 2012
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET2011 to 2012
AUDI Q52011, 2012

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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